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Impossibly tidy alpine perfection — glacier trains, turquoise lakes, and the Matterhorn standing over villages that look drawn from memory.
Best time
June – September, December – March
Daily budget
₹15,000 – ₹35,000/day
Visa
Visa required
Safety
5 / 5
Practical information
Currency
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Languages
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
Emergency
112, 144 ambulance, 1414 air rescue
Internet
Excellent everywhere, even on mountains.
SIM cards
Swisscom/Salt prepaid; EU eSIMs often exclude Switzerland — check.
Getting around
The world's best rail network; a Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, boats and many cable cars.
Visa details
Schengen visa required for Indian passport holders.
Know before you go
Popular foods
- Fondue
- Raclette
- Rösti
- Swiss chocolate
Famous festivals
- Fasnacht
- Montreux Jazz
- Alpabzug cattle descent
Etiquette
- Be punctual — always
- Keep noise down on Sundays
- Greet shopkeepers on entering
Packing suggestions
- Warm layers year-round
- Hiking shoes
- Sunglasses for snow glare
- Type J adapter
Travel tips
- It's expensive — supermarket picnics help
- Weather turns fast in the Alps
- Reserve scenic trains in advance
Popular cities
Destinations in Switzerland200 total
Showing the 24 most popular of 200 — search or pick a tag above to find a specific place.
Monte Rosa Hut
Canton of Valais
Monte Rosa Hut is a notable mountain hut in Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Solvay Hut
Canton of Valais
Solvay Hut is a notable mountain hut in Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Great St Bernard Hospice
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Shelter on the Great St. Bernard Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Europa Hut
Randa
Europa Hut is a notable mountain hut in Randa, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Hörnli Hut
Canton of Valais
Mountain hut on the Matterhorn. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Trient Hut
Trient
Mountain hut in Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Rhine Falls
Canton of Schaffhausen
Waterfall on the Rhein River in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Reichenbach Falls
Schattenhalb
Waterfall in Switzerland that is famous for featuring in the fictitious life of Sherlock Holmes.
Staubbach Falls
Canton of Berne
Waterfall in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Trümmelbach Falls
Canton of Berne
Waterfalls in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Engstligen falls
Canton of Berne
Engstligen falls is a notable waterfall in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Giessbach
Brienz
Mountain stream with waterfall in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Seerenbach Falls
Amden
Waterfalls in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Mürrenbachfall
Canton of Berne
Waterfall in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Hölloch Cave
Canton of Schwyz
Hölloch Cave is a notable cave in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Wildkirchli
Schwende-Rüte
Swiss cultural property of national significance in Schwende. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle
Canton of Berne
World's 13th longest cave (164.5 km) located in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
St. Beatus Caves
Beatenberg
Network of stalactite caves in Sundlauenen in the municipality of Beatenberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Kesslerloch
Thayngen
Cave in Thayngen in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Nidlenloch
Canton of Solothurn
Cave in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
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Funicular Schwyz–Stoos
Schwyz
Funicular railway in Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Lauterbrunnen–Mürren mountain railway
Canton of Berne
Connected railway, cable way and (former) funicular in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland.
Gelmerbahn
Canton of Berne
Funicular railway in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Polybahn
Canton of Zurich
Funicular in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.